Vandy's Budget Nuvo 100 EXT Build Thread

[Gumbies R Us]

Love the start to the aquascape!

 

[code4]

Looking great. I can appreciate all the work you are doing. We have built our cabin and garage. Addition and my husband welds. Great job. What is the outside length of the tank? I thought read 48", but thought their site said less than that.

Shelley

 

[vandy]

Looking great. I can appreciate all the work you are doing. We have built our cabin and garage. Addition and my husband welds. Great job. What is the outside length of the tank? I thought read 48", but thought their site said less than that.

Shelley

You’re right! It’s a tad shorter than 48” at about 47 1/2”, leaving me a small overhang on both sides, which I will be using to overlap the boards I’m skinning with. Won’t be able to notice! I wanted it to sit flush but the sticker on the tank lied to me.. should have measured.

 

[vandy]

All the rock work is done, and it’s about time for me to start the PVC. Waiting on a few more Amazon shipments then it’ll be full steam ahead.

 

[vandy]

Also started on the reefpi controller. I plan on having 4 float switches controlling my skimmer, ato, and some other auxiliary containers, temperature controller, 1 ph and 1 salinity probe and a power strip controller.

 

[vandy]

Finished the manifold giving me two auxiliary lines (thinking media reactors).

The T to the right will go to one return, and the left one will go through the UV sterilizer, then to the return. I don’t have any flow meters, so I will have to calculate the flow through the UV the old fashion way

Also added a ball valve at the end of the line. Right after, I added a threaded fitting that will allow me to connect 3/4” tubing to the jebao pump

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Also started on the reefpi controller. I plan on having 4 float switches controlling my skimmer, ato, and some other auxiliary containers, temperature controller, 1 ph and 1 salinity probe and a power strip controller.

Have fun with the Reefpi! I have been curious about doing one before but have never taken the plunge.

 

[vandy]

Have fun with the Reefpi! I have been curious about doing one before but have never taken the plunge.

I’m looking forward to it too. I left plenty of room for expansion and I’ve always hated buying off the shelf, so the DIY aspect was very appealing

 

[vandy]

More progress on the plumbing.. didn’t realize how painstaking this was (all my tanks in the past were soft tubing, or small 1/2” pvc with no manifolds etc).

One set back I had was I ordered a gate valve off of China that said it would fit 1” PVC.. well it turned out to be a metric fitting and was barely too small. So I had to bite the bullet and get the more expensive ones off BRS.

finished up the UV plumbing as well. After some failed gluings. Tough to see in the pic but there is an extra 90 where there shouldn’t have been.